head and neck anatomy Flashcards
how many skull bone are there
8
how many facial bones are there
14
Most common type of joint between skull
suture joint
3 parts of the skull
neuro-cranium
facial skull (viscera cranium)
mandible
where is red marrow stored in the skull bones
diploe - spongy bone
what type of bone is skull
flat bone
what 2 bones does the sagittal suture separate
2 parietal bones
what 2 bones does the coronal suture separate
parietal frontal
what 2 bones does the lambed suture separate
parietal occipital (temporal edge)
what type of bone are the facial bones
irregular
frontal, temporal, zygomatic, maxilla, nasal, mandible, ethmoid, sphenoid
what is the protuberance in the occipital bone called
occipital protuberance
what bone is the mastoid process part of
temporal
what bone is the styloid process part of
temporal
what bones is the zygomatic arch made up of
temporal zygomatic
what foramen do the occipital condyles surround
magnum
what bone forms the pterygoid plates
sphenoid
where is the palatine bone
roof of mouth
what is the largest foramen in the posterior fossa
foramen magnum
What structures pass through foramen magnum
CN XI
medulla (becomes spinal cord)
meninges
left and right spinal arteries
what is the role of air sinuses
decrease weight of the skull
list the 4 air sinuses
frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid (air cells), maxillary
where is the petrous part of the temporal bone
inside the external ear canal on the floor of the skull
where does the scalp extend from
frontal boen to superior nuchal lines and laterally to zygomatic arches
which bone is the nuchal line a part of? can you see it
occipital , no